Yumi Kuscher joined Harvard's sports medicine staff as an
athletic trainer in the summer of 2010. She works with the Crimson
women's ice hockey, men's water polo and women's tennis teams.

Kuscher came to Harvard from Florida Atlantic University, where
she served as an assistant athletic trainer for two seasons after
working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for two. Kuscher
spent the 2008-09 and 2009-10 season working with the FAU women's
basketball and men's and women's swimming and diving teams and
managing graduate athletic training students.

From 2006-08, Kuscher worked with the FAU football and tennis
teams. She also previously worked as an intern athletic trainer at
both NFL Europe and FAU and as a physical therapy aid at First
Rehab.

Kuscher earned a master's degree in strength and conditioning
from Florida Atlantic in 2008 after completing a bachelor's degree
in athletic training in 2005. She also owns an associate degree in
science of nutrition from Osaka Kun-Ei Women's College in
Japan.

A resident of Wellesley, Mass., Kuscher resides with her
husband, Brian, son, Aiden, and daughter, Mia.